VistaMilk SFI Research Centre is focused on innovative pasture-based dairying and is co-funded by Science Foundation Ireland and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. During the course of this podcast series, we will introduce you to some of our fantastic researchers and the work they do here at the centre.
Latest episodes
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36 min
Search for the Supercow
Dr Maeve Williams, a post-doctoral researcher with Teagasc, joins the pod to talk about her research into cow genetics and identifying traits which can help breed more productive,…
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37 min
Dairy Designed for Health
Prof Paul Cotter, Head of Food Biosciences at Teagasc, joins host Jeremy Probert to talk about his work – including fermented dairy products and their health benefits, mapping the…
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33 min
Growing Better Milk
Jeremy Probert is joined by VistaMilk PhD researcher Renata Kostovska to talk about swards – and how including different plants, which require less fertiliser, alongside traditiona…
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33 min
Sustainability Standards
Host Jeremy Probert talks to Keeley McGarr-O’Brien, a Walsh Scholar at Teagasc, about her VistaMilk-funded work to develop a better understanding of dairy sector sustainability sta…
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24 min
Measuring Methane
Teagasc Research Officer Dr Ben Lahart joins host Jeremy Probert to talk about his recently-published research, which suggests that the amount of methane emitted by Irish cows is s…
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33 min
Solving The World’s Biggest Jigsaw Puzzle
VistaMilk PhD researcher Rose Edwin joins host Jeremy Probert to discuss her work profiling Irish soil and its implications for soil fertility, plant growth, environmental sustaina…
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31 min
Wireless Comms for Cows
Nadeem Rather, a PhD researcher at Tyndall Institute in Cork, joins the pod to talk about his work developing of a completely new material that will allow the transmission of data…
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34 min
Grassroots of Sustainability
Dr Elodie Ruelle, Research Officer with Vistamilk, joins podcast host Jeremy Probert to talk about grass growth, grass modelling, and getting to the grassroots of the sustainabilit…
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33 min
Rise of The Bionanomachines
Host Jeremy Probert is joined by Dr Lee Coffey, Jennifer Drohan, and Dr Daniel Martins to talk about how the development of bionanomachines which use living bacteria to deliver mol…
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33 min
Secrets of The Soil
Host Jeremy Probert is joined by Alan O’Riordan and Han Shao to talk about nitrates sensors.
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45 min
The Colour of Health
Jeremy from 4TC interviews Alfonso Prado-Cabrero and John Nolan from NRCI about the research they are conducting on carotenoids and lutein as supplements in yoghurt and the potenti…
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28 min
Soil from Space
VistaMilk PhD student, Rumia Basu talks about how satellites are used to monitor our soils
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36 min
VistaMilk director, Donagh Berry talks about ‘Tinder for Cows’
4TC's Jeremy Probert interviews VistaMilk director, Donagh Berry, on how ‘Tinder for Cows’ matchmaking service is helping Irish dairy farmers increase performance and reduce each c…
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36 min
VistaMilk interviews Dr. Deirdre Hennessy, VistaMilk Funded Investigator and Senior Research Officer at Teagas…
During this episode of the VistaMilk podcast, Dr. Deirdre Hennessy, VistaMilk Funded Investigator and Senior Research Officer at Teagasc, is interviewed by Jeremy Probert of 4TC Co…
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22 min
Behind the Science at VistaMilk with PhD student Md Ridwan Adib at Tyndall National Institute
During this episode of "Behind the Science at VistaMilk”, Education and Public Engagement Manager, Eimear Ferguson, speaks with Md Ridwan Adib about his work as a PhD student worki…
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20 min
Behind the Science at VistaMilk with PhD student Ana Claudia Ferreira at Tyndall National Institute.
During this episode of "Behind the Science at VistaMilk”, Education and Public Engagement Manager, Eimear Ferguson, speaks with Ana Claudia Ferreira about his work as a PhD student…
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16 min
Behind the Science at VistaMilk with PhD student Zhongzheng Wang at Tyndall National Institute.
During this episode of "Behind the Science at VistaMilk”, Education and Public Engagement Manager, Eimear Ferguson, speaks with Zhongzheng Wang about his work as a PhD student work…
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23 min
VistaMilk Interviews Kay O’Connell, in-service training specialist at Teagasc
During this fifth episode of The VistaMilk Podcast, VistaMilk site manager at Teagasc, Elizabeth Walsh, speaks with Kay O’Connell, in-service training specialist. Kay discusses the…
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25 min
VistaMilk interviews Professor Marian Scott, Scottish Statistician, Author and Academic
During this third episode of the VistaMilk podcast, our Education and Public Engagement manager, Eimear Ferguson, speaks with Professor Marian Scott, Scottish statistician, Author…
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24 min
VistaMilk interviews Professor Orla Feely, Vice President for Research, Innovation and Impact at University Co…
During this episode of the VistaMilk podcast, VistaMilk Phd student at Tyndall National Institute, Claudia Ferreira speaks with Professor Orla Feely, Vice President for Research, I…